My Thoughts On The Song/Chart: A one hit wonder Disco Anthem from the late 70s. It's a fun and classic tune that is fun to play here, nuff said.
Song Facts:
"Got to Be Real" is a song by American singer Cheryl Lynn from her 1978 self-titled debut studio album. The song, which was released in August 1978 as Lynn's debut single, was written by Lynn, David Paich and David Foster.
For the recording, David Shields played bass, David Paich played keyboards, James Gadson played drums and Ray Parker Jr. was the session guitarist.
"Got to Be Real" was covered by Mary J. Blige and Will Smith for the soundtrack to the 2004 Animated Movie "Shark Tale"
"Got to Be Real" was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame on September 19, 2005. In 2017, ShortList's Dave Fawbert listed the song as containing "one of the greatest key changes in music history"
"Got to Be Real" was sampled in Father MC's 1990 rap hit "I'll Do 4 U".
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